John William Hill
Fawn's Leap, Catskill Mountains

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Fawn's Leap, Catskill Mountains
Date1867
PlaceNew York, United States
MediumWatercolor on paper
DimensionsSheet: 13 13/16 × 17 15/16 in. (35.1 × 45.6 cm)
Frame: 21 5/8 × 25 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (54.9 × 65.4 × 8.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the James W. Glanville Family Foundation, Thomas S. Glanville, the Museum Collectors, Ann Trammell, Charles Butt, Chrissi and Mike Morgan, Bettie Cartwright and Colin Kennedy, and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lapin in honor of Meredith J. Long; and by James R. Crane, Frank J. Hevrdejs, and Tom Roupe at "One Great Night in November, 2003"
Object number2003.709
Non exposé

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Department
American Art
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"American Watercolor", The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, July 2 to August 31, 2003.

"Patrons Choice: The Silver Anniversary of The Museum Collectors, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 18, 2004–January 30, 2005.

"American Watercolor in the Age of Homer and Sargent," Philadelphia Museum of Art, February 16–May 14, 2017.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed and dated lower left: "J.W.Hill / 1867"

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